# infinitered/gluegun

A delightful toolkit for building TypeScript-powered command-line apps.

Repository: https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gluegun
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, javascript, toolkit, nodejs
Last push: 2025-11-24T19:02:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 53, release rhythm 58, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3565, "days_push": 282, "days_rel": 282, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3146, forks 155 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:45.991072+00:00)

## What it is
Gluegun is a TypeScript/JavaScript toolkit for building Node.js command-line applications, bundling argument parsing, templating, file patching, HTTP, prompts, and printing utilities. It also supports a plugin and extension system for extending CLIs.

## Use cases
- build a cli app in typescript
- scaffold project files from templates
- create a cli with plugins
- generate code generators
- build developer tooling for nodejs

## When to choose
- you want a batteries-included toolkit for building Node CLIs in TypeScript or modern JavaScript
- you need templating, file patching, prompts, and HTTP in one framework
- you want an extensible plugin ecosystem for your CLI

## When to avoid
- you need a framework with active new feature development
- you want a minimal zero-dependency CLI parser
- you are building a GUI or web application rather than a command-line tool

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, templating, file-system, http-client, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: typescript, cli-builder, code-generation, plugins, scaffolding, command-line, automation, nodejs

## Member repositories
- infinitered/gluegun (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:45.991072+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:25:57.852522+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/infinitered/gluegun (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:45.991072+00:00, sha bb7eca1d4b46)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.